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Elimination of cervical cancer: challenges for developing countries
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers today, yet over 500,000 new cases are diagnosed globally each year and every 2 minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. The burden of this disease and the highest mortality from cervical cancer occur in developing countries. High-income countr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cancer Intelligence
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6946419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31921346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.975 |
Sumario: | Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers today, yet over 500,000 new cases are diagnosed globally each year and every 2 minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. The burden of this disease and the highest mortality from cervical cancer occur in developing countries. High-income countries are poised to eliminate cervical cancer in the 21st century, but despite a global call to eliminate this disease, low- and middle-income countries face many challenges as they strive to answer that call. |
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